Mining and oil slumped 204.51 points or 1.14 percent to 17,733.47 and property went down 18.60 points or 0.68 percent to 2,708.15.

Among the most actively-traded stocks, Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. and Aboitiz Power Corp. ended flat, while Metropolitan Bank and Trust Co. (Metrobank) and Ayala Corp. (AC) were gainers. Metrobank was up 15 cents or 0.17 percent at P88 per share, while AC inched up P2 or 0.28 percent at P710 apiece.